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3 weeks ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
The Bayanhihan spirit — that is the warm embrace of camaraderie and fellowship — is a hallmark of the Filipino-American Community of Moore County group. In June, members will gather for their second anniversary party to enjoy shared traditions. “Last year was more about organizing. We created a board and bylaws, and held an election,” says Pinehurst resident Lynne Palamara.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
While living on his family’s estate in Southern Pines, James Boyd began writing his first novel in the early 1920s. He’d been the editor of a literary magazine at Princeton University, served a brief stint with the Harrisburg Post and had several short stories published, but this was quite different.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
Before a child ever steps into a classroom, the education they’ve undergone at home the first five years in many ways will define the rest of their lives. It is during this short period of rapid growth that a baseline of sorts is sketched in for an individual’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical capacities. Regrettably, not all children have the same access to resources, support systems, health care, education and other opportunities necessary to fully unleash their potential.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
Weeknights are fairly quiet in the village. As the sun sets and shadows stretch and shift, music and conversation spill out from restaurants and bars along Pinehurst’s curving roads. Blending in with locals and golfers alike, Darius Rucker keeps a friendly, low-key profile. A bonafide rock star with a string of Grammy Awards and three decades of entertaining fans under his belt, Rucker purchased a home in the village last summer. Did we mention he plays golf?
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1 month ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
Before they broke the glass ceiling and took their place in every level of government and industry, women were resourceful on the homefront — often producing handicrafts such as quilts, jams and pottery to sell for pocket money. Following the Civil War, woman’s consignment cooperatives flourished and by 1891 there were more than 16,000 exchanges across the nation.
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1 month ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
Spider-Man watches over a busy intersection in downtown Aberdeen. Less than 3 feet tall, he’s a bit shorter than you might expect. He’s also a fire hydrant, one of a dozen painted in superhero themes that brighten up this historic corner of Moore County. kAm(96? J@F E9:?< @7 AF3=:4 2CE[ 72?4J 7:C6A=F8D 2C6 2? F?FDF2= D:89E[ 3FE E96D6 DEFC5J 7:8FC6D 2C6 6?828:?8[ H9:>D:42=[ 6G6? 65F42E:@?2= — E96 =:<6?6DD @7 r96DEJ )x'[ E96 3F==5@8 >2D4@E @7 E96 &]$] |2C:?6 r@CAD][ :D A2:?E65 @?
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1 month ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
Two candles, a loaf of challah bread carefully covered with a cloth and a Kiddush cup for each person are set at the table. This is a traditional Friday evening scene honored worldwide for millenniums in Jewish households. More than the beginning of the Sabbath, the meal is a time for festive conversation leading into the day of rest. On Shabbat, every house becomes its own little sanctuary, or a miniature version of the Holy Temple.
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1 month ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
Nearly indecipherable, the tiny print along the frame tells a brief story. Date-stamped 1965, this original windowpane has overlooked the lush yard on Saunders Boulevard in Aberdeen for six decades. There are 32 more just like it — functional but outdated — obsolete infrastructure on a building that today serves women and children experiencing homelessness as a transitional home.
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1 month ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
A champion for mental health awareness and driving force behind the Linden Lodge Foundation, Marianne Kernan was a tireless advocate for making the lives of those less fortunate better in a meaningful way. A longtime resident of Pinehurst, Kernan died on Saturday, April 26. kAm“$96 ECF=J H2D 2 $2?59:==D =686?5] $96 E@F4965 2== 32D6D[ ?@E ;FDE >6?E2= 962=E9[” D2:5 =@?8E:>6 7C:6?5 t==6?
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1 month ago | 
thepilot.com | Laura Douglass
V3 has joined forces with Koontz Jones Design, a prominent land planning and landscape architecture firm based in Pinehurst. The move closely follows V3’s expansion in the Carolinas with offices in Charlotte and, more recently, Greenville, S.C.“V3 is driven by supporting our talented employees to make positive transformations within the world around us, and our partnership with Koontz Jones Design further supports that mission,” said CEO Lou Galluci. kAmp? 6>A=@J66\@H?65[ cad\A6CD@?
